FOREST AND STREAM 
[Jan. 25, 1908. 
148 
Haskell, N. J., Jan. 16.—In regard to the handicap 
table that I sent you some years ago, relative to target 
shooting, I send you a revised and more complete form 
of this,, and you will notice that it is in two parts, the 
upper table referring to the “number of targets that a 
contestant should be allowed to shoot at, and the lower 
table referring to the number of extra targets that a 
contestant is given rather than bein^ ; allowed to shoot 
at a certain number of “extra targets. 
In explanation of this table, which you may have 
forgotten, I had better call attention to the fact that it 
is based entirely upon the average percentage of the 
number of targets that a contestant can break or will 
break, if shooting in his “usual form, and of course, 
the percentage of the contestant must be approximately 
known before the table can be used to its full value. 
The two tables are exactly similar in principle, and 
differ from each other only in the fact that one is based 
on the number of extra targets that a man should be 
Handicaps. 
allowed to shoot at, and the other on the number of 
“dead birds” donated to the poorer shot. The figures 
60 62 54 etc., up to 100 found in the first horizontal 
line, and also on the extreme leX margin represent the 
percentage of a contestant, and to operate the table 
proceed as follows: 
Let us assume that two shooters, one a 90 per cent, 
man and the other a 70 per cent, man, are to shoot a 
match. Of course, ordinarily the 90 per cent, man will 
get 90 birds, and of course should allow his 70 per cent, 
man a certain number of extra targets, either to shoot 
at or donate them as dead birds. Now, taking the 
upper table; under the heading of 90 per cent, look 
down the column until you find the figure, opposite 70 
on the extreme left margin. You will notice that the 
figure at the junction of these two lines is 28.6, which 
represents the number of extra targets that the 70 per 
cent, man should be allowed to shoot at in a 100 bird 
race. In a similar manner a 94 per cent, man should 
allow a 78 per cent, man 20.5 extra targets to shoot at 
in a 100 bird race. The top row of figures, 50 to 100, 
in each case, should represent the “highest percentaged 
man” to be considered, as he is what may be called the 
“scratch” man in any event. . . 
If it is desired to save time by giving the poorer shot 
so many “dead birds” instead of allowing him to shoot 
at an extra number of birds, the 90 per cent, man would 
allow the 70 per cent, man 20 dead birds, whereas, the 94 
per cent, man would allow the 78 per cent, man 16 dead 
birds; this of course corresponding exactly to the per¬ 
centage of extra targets to be shot at that the poorer 
shot would get in case the upper table was used. 
It should of course be understood that the figures 
given above, such as, for instance, 28.5 and 20.5, represent 
the number of birds in a 100 bird race, and necessarily 
if the event consists of less than 100 birds—say, 20 
birds, for instance—then these figures must be mul¬ 
tiplied by 20-100 or 1-5. 
HANDICAP TABLE SHOWING, THE NUMBER OF EXTRA TARGETS 
50 
52 
54 
56 
58 
60 
62 
64 
66 
68 
70 
72 
74 
o 
4.0 
8.0 
12.0 
16.0 
20.0 
24.0 
28.0 
32.0 
36.0 
40.0 
44.0 
48.0 
DU. 
CO 
0.0 
3 8 
7.7 
11.5 
15.3 
19.2 
23.0 
26.9 
30.8 
34.6 
38.5 
42.3 
D-. 
• * 
0.0 
3.7 
7.4 
11.1 
14.8 
18.5 
22.2 
25.9 
29.6 
33.3- 
37.0 
04. 
0.0 
3.6 
7.1 
10.7 
14.3 
17.8 
21.4 
25.0 
28.6 
32.1 
DO. 
...» 
0.0 
3.4 
6.9 
10.3 
13.8 
17.0 
20.6 
24.1 
27.6 
58. 
.... 
.... 
0.0 
3.3 
6.7 
10.0 
13.3 
16.7 
20.0 
23.3 
60. 
.... 
0.0 
3.2 
6.4 
9.6 
12.9 
16.1 
19.3 
62. 
0.0 
3.1 
6.2 
9.4 
12.5 
15.6 
64. 
0.0 
3.0 
6.1 
9.1 
12.1 
66 . 
0.0 
2.9 
5.9 
8.8 
68 . 
0.0 
2.8 
5.7 
70. 
.... 
.... 
0.0 
2.7 
72. 
74. 
.... 
.... 
.... 
. . 
0.0 
76. 
.... 
78. 
.... 
80. 
.... 
.... 
.... 
82. 
.... 
.... 
.... 
.... 
84. 
.... 
.... 
86 . 
.... 
88 . 
90. 
92. 
.... 
94. 
.... 
96. 
. 
98. 
.... 
100 . 
.... 
.... 
.... 
PER HUNDRED THE POORER SHOT SHOULD SHOOT AT. 
76 
78 
80 
82 
84 
86 
88 
90 
92 
94 
96 
98 
100 
52.0 
56.0 
60.0 
64.0 
68.0 
72.0 
76.0 
80.0 
84.0 
88.0 
92.0 
96.0 
100.0 
46.2 
50.0 
53.8 
57.6 
61.5 
65.4 
69.2 
73.1 
76.9 
80.8 
84.6 
88.6 
92.7 
40.7 
44.4 
48.1 
51.9 
55.5 
59.2 
62.9 
66.6 
70.3 
74.0 
77.7 
81.5 
85.2 
36.1 
39.3 
42.8 
46.4 
50.0 
53.5 
57.1 
60.1 
64.3 
67.8 
71.4 
75.0 
78.5 
31.0 
34 .5 
37.9 
41.3 
44.8 
48.3 
51.7 
55.2 
58.6 
62.0 
65.5 
68.9 
70.6 
26.7 
30.0 
33.3 
36.7 
40.0 
43.3 
46.7 
50.0 
53.3 
56.7 
60.0 
63.3 
66.7 
22.5 
25.8 
29.0 
52.2 
35.5 
38.7 
41.9 
45.1 
48.3 
51.6 
54.8 
58.0 
61.3 
18*7 
21.7 
25.0 
28.1 
31.2 
34.3 
37.5 
40.6 
43.7 
46.8 
50.0 
53.1 
58.2 
15 j 
18.1 
21.2 
24.2 
27.2 
30.3 
33.3 
36.3 
39.3 
42.4 
45.4 
48.5 
51.5 
11 *7 
14.7 
17.6 
20.6 
23.5 
26.4 
29.4 
32.3 
35.3 
38.2 
41.1 
44.1 
47.0 
8.5 
11.4 
14.2 
17.1 
20.0 
22.8 
25.7 
28.5 
31.4 
34.3 
37.1 
40.0 
42.8 
5*5 
8.3 
11.1 
13.8 
16.6 
19.4 
22.2 
25.0 
27.7 
30.5 
33.3 
36.1 
38.8 
2*7 
5.4 
8.2 
10.8 
13.5 
16.2 
18.9 
21.6 
24.3 
27.0 
29.7 
32.4 
35.1 
0.0 
2.6 
5.3 
7.9 
10.5 
13.1 
15.7 
18.4 
21.0 
23.6 
26.3 
28.7 
31.5 
0.0 
2.5 
5.1 
7.7 
10.2 
12.8 
15.3 
18.0 
20.5 
22.8 
25.6 
28.2 
.... 
0.0 
2.5 
5.0 
7.5 
10.0 
12.5 
15.0 
17.5 
20.0 
22.5 
25.0 
0.0 
2.4 
4.8 
7.3 
9.7 
12.2 
14.6 • 
17.0 
19.5 
21.9 
0.0 
2.4 
4.7 
7.1 
9.5 
11.9 
14.3 
16.6 
19.0 
.... 
0.0 
2.3 
4.6 
7.0 
9.3 
11.6 
13.9 
16.0 
.... 
0.0 
2.2 
4.5 
6.9 
9.1 
11.3 
13.6 
0.0 
2.2 
4.4 
6.7 
3.9 
11.1 
0.0 
2.1 
4.3 
6.5 
8.7 
0.0 
2.1 
4.2 
6.3 
.... 
0.0 
2.0 
4.1 
.... 
.... 
0.0 
2.0 
0.0 
HANDICAP 
50 *52 
50. 0 2.0 
52. 0.0 
54. 
56. 
58. 
60. 
62. 
64. 
66. 
68. 
70. 
72. 
74. 
76. 
78. 
80. 
82. 
84 . 
86. 
8 5 . 
90. 
92. 
94. 
96. 
98. 
100. 
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF TARGETS PER HUNDRED GIVEN TO 
54 56 
4.0 6.0 
2.0 4.0 
0.0 2.0 
0.0 
58 
8.0 
6.0 
4.0 
2.0 
0.0 
60 
10.0 
8.0 
6.0 
4.0 
2.0 
0.0 
62 
64 
66 
68 
70 
72 
74 
76 
78 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
18.0 
20.0 
22.0 
24.0 
26.0 
28.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
18.0 
20.0 
22.0 
24.0 
26.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
18.0 
20.0 
22.0 
24.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
18.0 
20.0 
22.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
18.0 
20.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
18.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
0.0 
2.0 
0.0 
80 
30.0 
28.0 
26.0 
24.0 
22.0 
20.0 
18.0 
16.0 
14.0 
12.0 
10.0 
8.0 
6.0 
4.0 
2.0 
0.0 
82 
32.0 
30.0 
28.0 
26.0 
24.0 
22.0 
20.0 
18.0 
16.0 
14.0 
12.0 
10.0 
8.0 
6.0 
4.0 
2.0 
0.0 
THE 
84 
34.0 
32.0 
30.0 
28.0 
26.0 
24.0 
22.0 
20.0 
18.0 
16.0 
14.0 
12.0 
10.0 
8.0 
6.0 
4.0 
2.0 
0.0 
OOR 
ER SHOT 
AS “ 
DEAD 
BIRDS.” 
86 
88 
90 
92 
94 
% 
98 
lt )0 
36.0 
38.0 
40.0 
42.0 
44.0 
46.0 
48.0 
60.0 
34.0 
36.0 
38.0 
40.0 
42.0 
44.0 
46.0 
48.0 
32.0 
34.0 
36.0 
38.0 
40.0 
42.0 
44.0 
46.0 
30.0 
32.0 
34.0 
36.0 
38.0 
40.0 
42.0 
44.0 
28.0 
30.0 
32.0 
34.0 
36.0 
38.0 
40.0 
42.0 
26.0 
28.0 
30.0 
32.0 
34.0 
36.0 
38.0 
40.0 
24.0 
26.0 
28.0 
30.0 
32.0 
34.0 
36.0 
38.0 
22.0 
24.0 
26.0 
28.0 
30.0 
32.0 
34.0 
36.0 
20.0 
22.0 
24.0 
26.0 
28.0 
30.0 
32.0 
34.0 
18.0 
20.0 
22.0 
24.0 
26.0 
28.0 
30.0 
32.0 
16.0 
18.0 
20.0 
22.0 
24.0 
26.0 
28.0 
30.0 
14.0 
16.0 
18.0 
20.0 
22.0 
24.0 
26.0 
28.0 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
18.0 
20.0 
22.0 
24.0 
26.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
18.0 
20.0 
22.0 
24.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
18.0 
20.0 
22.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
18.0 
20.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
18.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
16.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
14.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
12.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
10.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
8.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
6.0 
0.0 
2.0 
4.0 
0.0 
2.0 
.... 
.... 
0.0 
E. A. Whistler Everett, 
Ballistic Engineer. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The Montpelier, Vt., Gun Club announces its fourth 
annual two-days’ tournament, to be held on May 12 
and 13. 
The North River Gun Club, of Edgewater, N. J., 
announces an all-day shoot for Feb. 22. James R. Merrill 
is the Secretary. 
at 
Manager Charles G. Blandford writes us that the Os¬ 
sining, N. -Y., Gun Club will hold a two-days’ registered 
-target shoot on May 13-14. 
at 
At the midwinter shoot of the Sistersville, W. Va„ 
•Shooting Club, Jan. 16, Mr. Ed. O. Bower made high 
average, 167 out of ISO, 92.7 per cent. 
*. 
The Mountain View Gun Club, of Troy, N. Y., will 
hold a two-days’ tournament. Sept. 7 and 8 , in Troy’s 
first annual Old Home Week, for which elaborate prep¬ 
arations are being made. 
Secretary Ed. O. Bower writes us that May 13 and 
14 have been fixed upon as dates for the annual target 
-tournament of the Sistersville, W. Va., Shooting Club. 
Added money and prizes will be attractive features. 
The final shoot, to be held at Dupont Park, St. Louis, 
Mo., will be held on Jan. 25 and 26. After that event 
the park will be converted to other uses. 
* 
The Indiana State shoot is fixed to be held on June 
10-11, at Muncie, Ind., under the auspices of the Magic 
City Gun Club, of which F. L. Wachtell is the Secretary. 
We are informed by Secretary-Manager Elmer E. 
Shaner that “the Interstate Association’s third South¬ 
ern Handicap target tournament will be held at Birming¬ 
ham, Ala., May 5, 6 and 7. There will be $1,000 added 
money.” 
Twenty contestants participated in the shoot of the 
Montclair, N. J., Gun Club, on Saturday of last week. 
A two-man team contest was a special feature. Eight 
teams entered, and of these Messrs. Colquitt and Bouvier 
were high with 19 out of 20. 
at 
On Feb. 22 the Northside Rod and Gun Club, of 
Paterson, N. J., will hold an all-day shoot, commencing 
at 9 o’clock. All shooters are invited. In the five-man 
team contest between the Northside and the Midland 
clubs, on Jan. 18, the Midlands were victors, 104 to 103. 
The Crescent Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, L. I., has 
received a challenge from the Boston, Mass., Athletic 
Association, to shoot a home-and-home team contest. 
It is probable that the dates will be fixed for February 
next. 
a? 
At a live-bird shoot held at Jonestown, Pa., on Satur 
day of last week, George Hansell, of Lebanon, Pa. 
scored straight in the 10 -bird event, the other contestant: 
scoring as follows: Clymer 9, Helm 8 , Fry 8 , Zellers 7 
Rump 6 , Krause 6 , Heilman 5, Rader 5. 
*» 
At the shoot of the New England Kennel Club, Brain 
tree. Mass., Jan. 18, Mr. A, Blanchard won the club cui 
contest with a score of 24, 3 targets allowance, and the 
leg on the season cup was scored by Mr. B. S. Blaki 
with a full score of 25, 10 allowance. 
* 
The matter of handicapping is an ever recurring prob 
lem in the realm of trapshooting activities. The very com 
plete tables, applicable to extra targets to shoot at, am 
added targets, by Mr. E. A. Whistler Everett, Ballisti 
Engineer of the Laflin & Rand Powder Co., Haskel 
N. J., is invaluable as a matter of reference to all wh 
are interested in trap shooting competition. 
